The right-literary policy of the Song Dynasty created a huge gentry team, and these idle intellectuals also became the main force of Qingbian. Zhao Bing knew that everything has two sides, and Qingbian was also a double-edged sword. On the one hand, it could evaluate politicians and let politicians know to control themselves so as not to have a bad reputation. On the other hand, it lacks external supervision and is highly subjective, so the characterization of good and evil in the people they evaluate is worth discussing.

In other words, some of the people who were classified as "evil" forces by Qingliu were somewhat "blacked". Moreover, Qingliu influenced national policies by evaluating the government's affairs, which was obviously something that those in power, including the emperor, did not want to see, which prompted confrontation between the government and the opposition, school disputes, and even party disputes. The most representative one of Zhao Bing knew was the "Donglin Party" in the Ming Dynasty. Specifically, when Donglin people evaluated court officials, they consciously or unconsciously classified people in court, mostly based on the value standards of black or white and binary opposition.

This value judgment standard has limitations, and it also forced some non-Donglin people to form party members to protect themselves. The "party struggle" in the late Ming Dynasty became more and more intense. Donglin and Feidonglin attacked each other in Beijing and the grand schedule. For example, after the three parties of Qi, Chu and Zhejiang gained power, "Donglin had already dismissed all the parties of Qi, Chu and Zhejiang", which was obviously a vent of personal anger. Such a political ecology is not good for the country and the country.

To draw the perspective on the Donglin Party’s archenemy Wei Zhongxian, it can be said that rather than Wei Zhongxian holding Emperor Tianqi hostage and being specialized in power, it is better to say that Emperor Tianqi took the initiative to give some power to Wei Zhongxian. On the one hand, Emperor Tianqi himself could easily deal with the government affairs and devote himself to some "interests and hobbies"; on the other hand, Emperor Tianqi may realize the intervention of the powerful Donglin forces in the government affairs and even threats to the imperial power, although most of the Donglin scholars were loyal ministers rather than rebellious sons.

The three parties of Qi, Chu and Zhejiang finally depended on the eunuch group, which on the one hand reflected that these scholars had lost their independent personality to a certain extent and began to rely on the eunuch group and became grassroots supporters of Emperor Tianqi. On the other hand, the three parties of Qi, Chu and Zhejiang depended on eunuchs, which was also the oppression of the Donglin scholars? After the political struggles of the Wanli Dynasty, the two sides were still incompatible.

Zhao Bing also noticed that although the birth and political views of the two sects were different, even if one party won, it did not show too much new momentum in the politics at that time, and it could not reverse the downward national destiny. However, when party differences surpassed the standards of good and evil and national interests, even for relatively positive parties, their justice will be more or less reduced.

Of course, this must also be related to those in power, because in the eyes of most emperors, everyone except themselves may be a potential threat. Empresses, concubines, relatives, eunuchs, civil officials, military generals, etc. cannot be trusted. Everyone cannot trust, so everyone can be disloyal. Du Zhizhi, the eunuch sent by Emperor Chongzhen, surrendered to the Dashun Army at Juyongguan together.

After the city of Beijing was destroyed, Emperor Chongzhen sighed before hanging himself: "I am despicable and despised, and the emperor is responsible for the fault of heaven, but all the ministers are wronged." Although it is not without suspicion of shirking responsibility, it is obvious that Emperor Chongzhen is very disappointed with the scholar group, including the Donglin scholars. Emperor Wenzong of Tang, who intends to revive the Tang Dynasty, once sighed: "It is easy to get to Hebei, but it is difficult to get to the court cliques!" He was obviously very dissatisfied with the long-term Niu Li party struggle.

Zhao Bing still remembers that when people discussed the Donglin Party in his previous life, someone quoted Lu Chengyuan, the head of the Ministry of Works during the Chongzhen Dynasty, who commented on the Donglin Party in the early Chongzhen period: "So the wise still used teaching as a way to invent the truth, and untrueness means using Donglin to control the government." The current situation seems very consistent in his opinion, so the budding of the party struggle must be eliminated...

Now these gentry not only proposed to restore their reputation and identity, but also demanded official positions and requested a replacement salary. After hearing this, Zhao Bing wanted to jump up and slap them a few times in the face, and then kick them a few times in the butt. They did not want officials and money, but their lives were taken!

Redundant officials have always been a stubborn disease in the Song Dynasty and dynasties, but they usually occur in the middle and late stages of the establishment of the regime, and often do not occur in the early stages of the founding of the country. This is not only because of the system problem, but also because of the accumulation of officials for many years, which is similar to obesity. I think it’s okay to eat more today, but it doesn’t matter if I eat more tomorrow, but over time I become a disease.

Zhao Bing regained the Song Dynasty, saying that it was restoration of the country, but in fact it could also be regarded as the third establishment of the country after Taizu founded the Northern Song Dynasty and Emperor Gaozong moved south to establish the Southern Song Dynasty. As a young regime, especially the new dynasty that developed from the small land of Qiongzhou, it can be said that the burden is small in all aspects. The number of officials is not large, but lacks, and the gap is large. After all, the scale of the dynasty in Qiongzhou is very small, and it occupies a small land, and there is no need for so many officials to maintain operation.

But Jiangnan is different. After several dynasties, there are many officials with many names. After the Mongolian Yuan occupied Jiangnan, they killed a group of people, reduced a group of people, and retired a group of officials. The number of officials left behind is still huge. Not only did they arrange work for them, they would pay the salary they owed for more than ten years. Not only did the court go bankrupt, but Zhao Bing sold his wife and children was not enough. Moreover, the court then investigated the names of betrayed officials, killed a group of people, and confiscated a group of people. The property was already charged, the money was spent, and the land was distributed, so it was impossible to return it to them again.

Having said that, were there anyone wronged in suppressing the rebellion, and were there anyone wrong? Zhao Bing can say for sure - yes. But rehabilitation will not be done for the time being, because this is not only about majesty, but also about national policies. As for the issue of remaining officials, in order to solve the problem of shortage of officials, the court has re-enlisted a group of young and talented officials from the remaining officials who have no bad records and have enriched them to the court and local governments.

The few people standing at the stairs in front of him were obviously outside the ranks of re-enlistment, which shows that they must have historical problems. In fact, their "black materials" are in the hands of Zhao Bing at the moment, but he will not expose them at the moment, but will talk about "reason". After all, a former top scholar was greatly affected by the "unfair" treatment of the court, and the onlookers are now excited.

"The sky has sunny weather, the moon has a round and waning, things have black and white, people have good and evil, and scholars have good and bad." Zhao Bing said loudly to the steps. When the crowd saw the emperor's speech, the crowd calmed down immediately. "In the second year of Deyou, the Mongol Yuan invaded Jiangnan, the country fell, the royal family suffered, and the people were slaughtered. Some officials and gentry rose up to resist, and did not hesitate to destroy their families to relieve the difficulties, summoned the righteous to resist the Yuan Dynasty, and had no regrets even though they died. However, there were also court officials and gentry treasons and gentry betrayed the country and surrendered to the enemy, willing to be a Mongolian Yuan hawk in order to seek peace. For this reason, they did not hesitate to betray their former colleagues and bully good, just for their own wealth."

"I was lucky enough to escape from the capital under the protection of the empress dowager on the eve of the fall of Lin'an, and traveled around. At that time, loyal and patriotic men helped the emperor's brother to become emperors and formed the Xingchao to continue the lineage of the Song Dynasty and fight against the Yuan Dynasty. How many of them were martyred for the country? How many gentry contributed all their wealth and served the kings. Then they stayed in Qiongzhou temporarily. At that time, there were enemies around, lacking doctors and medicine, and they could not eat, and they were worried about destruction at any time. But at such a difficult time, there were still officials, famous scholars, great scholars, and tens of thousands of scholars who were left behind in Jiangnan. There were also loyal and patriotic gentry who were not afraid of difficulties and sent the raised materials and supplies across the sea to Xingchao, helping hundreds of thousands of people to Qiongzhou."

"These officials, famous scholars, scholars, gentry, and the people devoted all their efforts to restore the country during the national crisis, and worked hard to help me lie on firewood and taste gall for ten years before they were able to recover Jiangnan. How can I not treat them well? They were granted titles and became prime ministers and became officials. What do you think?" Zhao Bing asked everyone loudly.

"It should be like this. If you contribute to the country and the king, you should be rewarded!"

"Your Majesty is wise. With these ministers in our dynasty, we have the hope of revival!"

"Good will be rewarded, Your Majesty did the right thing!"...

The crowd of people watching burst into cheers, obviously agreeing with the emperor's actions. After a while, Zhao Bing suppressed his hands to make everyone quiet, and said, "We can look at the ministers in the court today. Lu went to the national crisis for quite some time, abandoned his family and went to the court alone. His wife and children stranded in his hometown were retaliated by the Mongolian Yuan, and his relatives were killed and separated. When he was afraid of escape from the treacherous prime minister Chen Yi, he took on the burden of restoring the country, which allowed the court to survive. Hundreds of thousands of soldiers and civilians were not separated, and assisted the two young emperors to persist in resisting the Yuan Dynasty."

"Although the prime minister Wen was demoted by the court, he still did not forget the righteousness and formed a rebel army to go to the capital to serve the king. He was defeated several times and was not discouraged until he was captured by the enemy. The Khan of the Mongol Yuan granted the position of the prime minister and made thousands of gold, but he was unmoved. Later, the Mongol Yuan used his wife and children as the charity and forced him to surrender to the Yuan Dynasty, but he remained loyal, so that his wife and daughter were killed in the prison of the Mongol Yuan and his son died on the way to escape. However, after he was rescued, he immediately joined the battle against the Yuan Dynasty, but did not look for his family. Now he led his troops to attack Shu, seized the eastern Sichuan, and made special honors for the country."

"Look at Ying Xiang again, he was loyal to the king in his sixties, and he assisted me for more than ten years. Jiang Xiang didn't have to say much. The Jiang family was loyal and martyred, and hundreds of people in the clan died for the country. The king was very early and failed to join the Xing Chao, but his loyalty remained unchanged. After learning that Xing Chao had gained a foothold in Qiongzhou, he led his children of his disciples and more than a hundred scholars from Jiangnan to sneak into the sea to Qiongzhou for his resolute efforts. Liu Xiang was also a student of the great school. His career was bumpy, but he still did not forget to forget his original intention. He was infected with evil diseases on the way. However, he still did not forget to teach me, revived our dynasty and saved the people from water and fire, and his loyalty could be revealed."

"I have been working hard for more than ten years, and hundreds of thousands of loyal and righteous men died on the way to the war. Look at the officials who returned to Jiangnan, which of the soldiers who had no relatives died at the hands of the traitors and traitors. But some people are jealous of their current official positions, question their loyalty, claiming that they are treacherous and want to drive them out of the position and replace them. Now I can tell them that I have never seen such treacherous and will never agree. Do you agree?" Zhao Bing said excitedly, burst into tears, and stood up and raised his arms and shouted.

"Don't agree!"

"Don't agree!"
Chapter completed!